Powering the Farm Through Machinery and Innovation
The article argues farming evolved from hand methods to mechanization starting with 1848 horse drawn equipment, McCormick reaper, John Deere plow, and later gas engines and electricity. It claims electricity will mainly ease farm chores, liberating labor, while farmers become industrialists producing raw materials for the nation. It cites WWI era efficiency, horse power decline, and rising mechanization through 1920s, urging informed, intelligent leadership for the American farm system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nile
Euphrates
Hamurappi
McCormick
John Deere
Ballykoo
United States
Great Britain
Germany
France
Animas
Jawake
Valley City Notes and Local Weddings Highlight Weekend
Local visits and social happenings fill Valley City daily life with Mrs Reed Mec Clara of New Philadelphia Mrs Mary Bay and Miss Ida Keller of Elyria in town. A Saturday wedding at Parma St Pauls Evangelical church joined Ruth Haag and Robert Heffner. Fire department battled a granary fire at 2:30 am. nearby structures saved. Kenneth Steingass wed Frances Lincoln of Cleveland in a Friday ceremony. Toronto traffic law update upholds pedestrians crossing pre lights.
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Valley City
Loren Hadlock
Medina
Edwin Lasch
Esther Wolfe
Walter Wolfe
Robert Arick
Frank Weidner
Richard Reutter
Luke Fitzsimmons
Ed Datemore
George Hamilton
Martin River
Canada
A. H. Troxell
Mrs. Partridge
Warren, O
William Grabenselter
William Steck
Joseph Levet
Arthur Hauck
Rilly
Donald
Vinita
Okla
Hauck
Robert Reichard
Elyria
A. R. Mellen
Leo Wilges
Wilges
A. Slogler
Hammon
Earl Arnold
Mary Arnold
Lester Miller
Wellington
Elsie Feuchter
Harold Dean
Lakewood
Tony Manley
Kenneth Steingass
Robert Steingass
Frances Lincoln
Cleveland
Toronto
Landon the Man Who Shaped Kansas Politics and Oil
Alfred Mossman Landon pursued two loves politics and oil shaping Kansas from 1904 to 1936. A Kansas University alum and debater known as Foxr, he built a career as an independent oil operator and reformist governor. He cut state salaries, reorganized tax and highway systems, waged battles with Standard Oil, and rose as a presidential timber contender through fiscal restraint and public service. Born 1887 in West Middlesex, he balanced farming roots with politics, later marrying twice and serving in the army before returning to lead.
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Alfred Mossman Landon
Landon
University of Kansas
West Middlesex
John and
Ange Mossman Landon
Pennsylvania
Old Marietta College
Marietta
John Tandon
Independence
Kants
Alf
University of Kansas Law School
University
London
Kansas
Foxr
Independence Bank
Kansas Prairies
Prairies
Dent
Cer
Ator
Gove Crnmer
Standard Oil Company
Standard
Hen J. Allen
Lannon
Clyde Reed
Starry H. Woodring
Alf Landon
Woodring
Meyer
Roosevelt
Wx Commission
Thim
Theo Cobb
Topeka
Kans
Nancy Josephine
John Cobb Landon
National Economy League
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland
Lim
Kansas University
Frank
Alwars
Democrats Report 299000 Cash To Start Campaign
The Democratic National Committee had 299000 in cash to start its presidential campaign on May 31, the party's quarterly financial report showed today.
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Cleveland. G
Democratic National Committee
Longworth Reports Mixed Reactions From Cleveland Convention
Alice Longworth notes the Cleveland convention speakers including Steiner and the permanent chairman Snell. She mocks New Deal critics and the glare of media tech, while suggesting the era has shifted from fierce 1933 criticism to a more tempered tone.
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Cleveland
Steiner
Snell
Washington
Tery
Alice Longworth
WeNaught Syndicate, Inc
Rochester Moves Big Four Section Headquarters
Rochester is no longer headquarters for the Big Four section, the transfer to Wellington made Tuesday morning. Section Foreman William Stanfield moved his family to Wellington Saturday. Others will likely follow during the summer and fall. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Snyder hosted a dinner party for relatives at their home, with a group including Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Biddinges and daughter Jessie, and her friend Katherine Carmichael of Swart, Mich, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Biddin and family of Red Hay, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith and daughter Portia of Ashland, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pratt of Huntington.
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Rochester
Wellington
William Stanfield
Lawrence Snyder
Clayton Biddinges
Jessie
Katherine Carmichael
Swart, Mich
Otis Biddin
Red Hay
Lloyd Smith
Portia
Ashland
Harry Pratt
Huntington
NEWS NOTES From Norwalk and Nearby Towns
Local society notes list visits and calls among residents of Norwalk Elyria Wellington and surrounding areas. Names include Mrs. Norman Lieder Mr and Mrs Larue Biddinger Arthur Jewett family Katie Norris Adelaide Felton Parker Phillips Sprinkles Stehelton Helfer Sprinkle etc. The piece records weekend gatherings family visits and a Wellington High School class of 1911 reunion attendance.
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Norman Lieder
Norwalk
Larue Biddinger
Aoborat
Pearl Snyder
Harry Canfield
Litchfield
Martin
Crafton
Sidney Kelly
New London
Arthur Sprinkle
Charles and
Albert Parker
Katie Norris
Adelaide Felton
Cleveland
Charles Phillips
Elyria
Parker and Family
Dell Richards
Harold Rin- Rier
Columbus
Charles Parker
H. F. Rieske
Painesville
Arthur Sprinkie
Vernon Stehelton
M. W. Helfer
Lara Wauyderly
Dean Thompson
Youngstown
E. D. Thompson
Finland vows to pay June installment on war debt
Finland, the only war debtor not in default, told the United States State Department it will pay the 164 315.50 installment due June 15. The pledge came amid ongoing negotiations and follows Finland's assurances to meet its debt obligations. The statement underscores Finland's commitment to the wartime loan terms and stabilizes financial relations with the United States.
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Washington
UPI
Finland
State Department
Young New Mexico mayor at 22 chosen by trustees
John Milos evich, age 22, of town in New Mexico, was selected as mayor after receiving the largest vote for city trustees. He is among the youngest mayors in the United States, chosen by the board of trustees.
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Allup, N. M
John Milosevich
United States
Board of Trustees
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James S. Thomas
Clarkson College of Technology
Elyria Hardware
Gardner’s
Ted
America
Gardners
Beead
Deere Wert of
Newell Hotel
Alf M. Landon
Foster-Fitch
Panama
The
Crusher
Jack Wise
Arthur Jewett
W. A. Jewett
Don Phelps
Elyvia
Rena Scott
Arthur Snyder
Florence Grumbies
Chicago
E. H. Batson
BE. D. Thompson
Scott Biddinger
Bem Rider
Olmsted Falls
James Hazel
Vernon Stebelton
Paul Williams
W. E. Crandall
Elver Searls and Sons
Camden
Lafe Simonson
Daisy
Libbie Clark
Jacck Cobbledick
Frank Clifford
Lee Ketchum
Mary Weeks
Nankin
Alice Weeks
Laverne Snyder
Nova
Iarry Pratt
Kathryn Norris
Almin
Wilda Jewett
Norris
Wellington High School
England
Will Murray
Murray
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